finally, my trial exams are over. after so many sleepless nights, and so many of uphamol-popping into my mouth, i can finally say i am relieved.

so how were my exams? i think i did a pretty decent job, even if i had to say it myself. i don't think i did too many bullshitting this time around, nor i did much of butchering as i usually did. hmm, pretty good indeed.

oh, by the way, i've read this excellent novel titled "The Dogs of Babel" by Carolyn Parkhurst. it tells the story of a man who just lost his wife. during his grief, he found some clues that his late wife left him, which prompted him to look more into her death. during his search, he found more and more things that he didn't know about his wife, and lastly, he found out that she killed herself.

it's a sad, sad story. and i think i can understand the angst he felt when he was alone, the heartbreak he felt when he knew the truth, and his love for the wife that went deeply, more than any word could say. it's more than a tragic love story, it's the truest of all love stories.

my only regret while reading this novel is that this novel came too late to me (it was first published in 2004). enough said about that.

this is the second suicide novel i've read this month, the first one is "The Pact" by Jodi Picoult, who is one of my favourite authors. i'm in love with her novels after reading "My Sister's Keeper", another sad, sad novel. "The Pact" is about a suicide pact made by a couple of teenage lovers that went wrong.

i guess that's enough sadness for me. i think i'm going to read a chic lit novel tonight, just to take my mind of unpleasant things. i need something light so that i can go to sleep.